2020 TW3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jun 2026	27.4	2.409 AU	2.361 AU	00h12m	-08°27'	80.4°	24.5°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2020 TW3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6858602
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0909389
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.82069
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 28.68601
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.41426
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 229.63438
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 116.05353
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.80954
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.02            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   00 12 21.7   -08 27 34     2.361    2.409   80.4   24.5   245   27.4 
2026-06-11 19:40 UT   00 13 19.5   -08 22 53     2.345    2.404   80.9   24.7   245   27.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   00 13 32.2   -08 21 52     2.341    2.403   81.1   24.7   245   27.4 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   00 14 42.4   -08 16 12     2.321    2.396   81.7   24.8   245   27.4 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   00 15 52.4   -08 10 36     2.302    2.389   82.3   24.9   245   27.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   00 17 02.0   -08 05 04     2.282    2.382   83.0   25.0   245   27.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   00 18 11.4   -07 59 35     2.262    2.375   83.6   25.2   245   27.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   00 19 20.5   -07 54 10     2.242    2.368   84.3   25.3   245   27.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   00 20 29.3   -07 48 49     2.222    2.360   84.9   25.4   246   27.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   00 21 37.8   -07 43 31     2.203    2.353   85.6   25.5   246   27.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   00 22 45.9   -07 38 17     2.183    2.346   86.2   25.6   246   27.2 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   00 23 53.7   -07 33 07     2.163    2.339   86.9   25.7   246   27.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   00 25 01.3   -07 28 01     2.143    2.332   87.5   25.8   246   27.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   00 26 08.4   -07 22 59     2.123    2.325   88.2   25.9   246   27.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   00 27 15.3   -07 18 01     2.103    2.317   88.8   26.0   246   27.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   00 28 21.8   -07 13 07     2.084    2.310   89.5   26.1   246   27.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   00 29 27.9   -07 08 18     2.064    2.303   90.2   26.2   246   27.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   00 30 33.7   -07 03 32     2.044    2.295   90.8   26.3   247   27.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   00 31 39.1   -06 58 51     2.024    2.288   91.5   26.4   247   27.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   00 32 44.2   -06 54 15     2.004    2.281   92.1   26.4   247   27.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   00 33 48.8   -06 49 43     1.984    2.273   92.8   26.5   247   27.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   00 34 53.1   -06 45 15     1.964    2.266   93.5   26.6   247   26.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   00 35 57.0   -06 40 52     1.945    2.258   94.1   26.7   247   26.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   00 37 00.4   -06 36 34     1.925    2.251   94.8   26.7   247   26.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   00 38 03.4   -06 32 21     1.905    2.243   95.5   26.8   247   26.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   00 39 06.0   -06 28 13     1.885    2.236   96.1   26.9   248   26.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 40 08.1   -06 24 10     1.866    2.228   96.8   26.9   248   26.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   00 41 09.7   -06 20 12     1.846    2.220   97.5   27.0   248   26.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   00 42 10.9   -06 16 19     1.826    2.213   98.2   27.0   248   26.7 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   00 43 11.6   -06 12 32     1.806    2.205   98.9   27.1   248   26.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   00 44 11.7   -06 08 51     1.787    2.197   99.5   27.1   248   26.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 45 11.3   -06 05 15     1.767    2.190  100.2   27.2   249   26.6 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.